Studies into the Wealth of Nations have been the aim of economics since Adam Smith. However, the spectacular rise of some economies, beginning with industrializing England in the 18th century, has been of particular interest. England's rise has been as miraculous in the eyes of the observers as...

Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...

Nach den Bundestagswahlen am 27. September 2009 sah der Koalitionsvertrag zwischen CDU, CSU und FDP zahlreiche steuerliche Änderungen vor, die die Bundesregierung zunächst in Form eines "Gesetzes zur Beschleunigung des Wirtschaftswachstums (Wachstumsbeschleunigungsgesetz)" umgesetzt hat. Das...